Box-tie



FJ JOUDRYf BOX TIE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 9, 1919.

1,354,656.; Patented 001;. 5,1920.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BOX-TIE.

Application filed September 9, 1919.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK JoUDRY, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing at Prince Rupert, in the Province of British Columbia,Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Ties,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved means for securing the cover on asmall mailing box and is designed to facilitate the packing of such tosatisfy the requirements of mail inspection and to enable thatinspection to be quickly made, but may be applicable to first-classmatter ifsealed.

The invention is fully described in the following specification,reference being made to the drawings by which it is accompanied, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box with the tie secured to thecover, the dot and dash lines indicating the position of the tie whensecured and sealed, and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the anchorage of the tie on the innerside of the cover.

Fig. 3 shows a modification of the tie anchorage.

In these drawings2 represents a card board box and 3 its cover. Aboutthe midlength of one upper corner of the cover a slit 4 is cut,preferably with a thin bladed saw, and in the lower end of this cut oneend of the tie 5 is secured to the inside, either by a short piece ofwire 6 see Fig. 2 across the saw out, or by pasting a patch of paper orfabric across the flattened tie on the inner side of the cover.

The tie 5, which is preferably of flat tape, may then be wrapped aroundthe box 2 and its cover 3 and the free end of 5 being drawn tight ispassed into the slit 4:. The tie 5 being thicker than the slit istightly gripped by the edges when the tension on the tie is relaxed andresists accidental release, but may be quickly withdrawn when tension isapplied to it to eifect this.

. In this condition the tie is applicable for all except first-classmail matter where inspection is a requirement.

For first-class matter, or for delivery where inspection is not desired,the free end of the tie 5 is turned to one side and sealed at 7, eitherwith wax or by a gummed paper seal, as shown by dot and dash lines inFig. 1. p

The outer edges of the slit 4 may be re- Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

Serial No. 322,677.

inforced by a patch 8 of tough paper or fabric pasted over the corner ofthe cover at the location of the slit.

The device is both simple and effective. It adds nothing to the cost ofthe box beyond the slight work involved in cutting the slit, and thatextra work is more than compensated for in the saving of time employedin effecting the tie and in the less length of tie cord or taperequired.

It has the further advantage that it renders inspection more easy by thepostofiice authorities, when such is necessary, and that Withoutdepriving the sender of the opportunity of sealing his package if sodesired.

Although the anchorage 6 of the tie 5 is so far described andillustrated as inside the box in the slit 4:, a knot may be formed onthe tape and that knot may be passed into the slit from the outside,drawn close against the slit and the tie passed around the box andentered in the same slit; or a supplementary slit 9, see Fig. 3, may beout in the bottom corner of the box adjacent the slit A into which theanchorage knot 6 may be drawn and the tie thereafter be passed into theslit 4, around the box and into the slits 8 and 4,'alfording therebyadditional security to the fastening.

Obviously the tie slits may be toward one end of the box to provide moreaccommodation for the address label, if necessary.

Having now particularly described my invention, I hereby declare thatwhat I claim as new and desire to be protected in by Letters Patent, is:

1. A means for securing the cover on a box, said means comprising incombination with the box and a telescopically applied cover, said coverhaving a slit across the corner, a tie, one end of which is anchored inthe slit and is adapted to pass around the box and its cover and allowthe free end to be drawn into the slit.

2. A means for securing a cover on a box, said means comprising incombination with a box and an applied cover, a tie, one end of which isanchored to the inner face of one flange of the cover with the free endprojected through the said edge and adapted for being passed around thebox and its cover and sealed on the outside, said box having a slit inone edge through which the free end of the tie may be drawn, whenpassing the said tie around the box and the cover.

3. A means for securing the cover on a.

b :1, said means comprising in combination .side, the box having a slitacross a corner,

the said slit being in alinement with the slit 0n the adjacent edge ofthe cover as set 10 forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FREDERICK J OUDRY.

